ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281153
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| Date: | Thursday 30 July 1942 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire PR Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 1 PRU RAF |
| Registration: | AB301 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | quarry in the village of Berensch, 9 km south-west of Cuxhaven. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Benson, Oxfordshire |
Spitfire AB301: Took off at 15:30 hrs for PR mission over Hamburg, Lubeck, Delmenhorst, Wilhelmshaven and Vegesack. 30/07/1942
Pilot went down with Spitfire AB301 at 17:30 hrs after having been under attack of a Fw190 fighter of I./JG1. The crash-site was in a quarry in the village of Berensch, about 9 km SW of the town of Cuxhaven on the North Sea coast.
Crew:
F/Lt (42233) Haydn Mortimer JONES (pilot) RAF - killed
Sources:
1.Spitfire production list
2.AIR81/16808
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Aug-2022 06:09 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
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